The newly-established Khalifa University of Science and Technology combines the Masdar Institute
of Science and Technology (MI), Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research
(KUSTAR), and the Petroleum Institute (PI) into one world-class, research-intensive institution,
seamlessly integrating research and education to produce world leaders and critical thinkers in
applied science and engineering.

The Masdar Institute of Science Technology and Petroleum Institute remain as research institutes
at Khalifa University, playing a critical role in the research structure and culture of the university
and serving as interdisciplinary research units focused on long-term strategic priorities.

Research is at the core of KU, as we know research has the power to transform industry, society
and regions KU’s research-focused academics seek to achieve global impact through excellence
in research domains of regional importance.

Research Collaborations

KU has major research agreements with local and international companies such as Strata, ADNOC, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, UAE Space Agency, the National Center of Meteorology, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Etihad Airways, Emirates Global Aluminum, Boeing, BP and others. It has over 50 industry and government sponsored research contracts and has signed more than USD20 million in sponsored research contracts in the past two years.

Research Facilities

16 dedicated research centers exploring a diverse range of energy, water, healthcare and aerospace issues of direct relevance to the UAE’s strategic development and economic diversification.228 laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment investigating subjects ranging from artificial intelligence and robotics to clean energy, hydrocarbons and aerospace.3 field research projects for solar and building technologies development and bioenergy production.

Rankings

September 2018 Khalifa University ranked 1st overall in the UAE and 1st in the Arab region in the categories of ‘Research’ and ‘Industry Income’ according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019. It also ranked 2nd overall in the Arab world.

Rankings

In June 2018 Khalifa University ranked 12th overall in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2018: Millennial Universities Millennial Ranking and 49th in the Young University Ranking.

In June 2018 Khalifa University ranked first in the UAE and 315th globally according to the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, placing the university among the top 31% of the 1,011 institutions assessed across the world.

In May 2018 Khalifa University ranked 15th in the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018, as well as first among more established universities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

In February 2018 Khalifa University was the only UAE University to reach the listing of the top 40 universities in Asia in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2018, with a ranking of 32 out of 359 Asian universities ranked.

In September 2017 Khalifa University achieved the highest ranking for a UAE institution in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for the 2017-2018 period, reaching the 301-350 bracket.

In October 2017 Khalifa University ranked third in the Arab world in Times Higher Education (THE) ‘Engineering and Technology’ subject ranking, placing in the 201-250 band out of 500 international engineering and technology education institutes.